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Jordan

Palestinians return their houses following the ceasefire agreement in Gaza on January 27, 2025. | aaman Omar/APAImages / Polaris/Newscom

Foreign Policy

Trump Revives Biden's Failed Proposal To Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Trump wants Arab countries to take in Gaza’s population. The Biden administration already tried, and failed, to bribe and cajole Egypt into doing so.

Matthew Petti | 1.27.2025 4:00 PM

A sign with the inscription "Shelter" indicates a shelter at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel. | Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom

Airlines

Should Airliners Be Forced To Fly Through War Zones?

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D–N.Y.) claims that airlines are engaging in discrimination and enabling price gouging by canceling flights to the Middle East without government permission.

Matthew Petti | 9.3.2024 4:04 PM

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on his phone inside the Capitol building | Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom

Congress

Congress Does Not Come Back With a Warrant

Plus: A listener asks the editors for examples of tasks the government does well (yikes).

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 4.15.2024 5:00 PM

United States President Joe Biden meets with members of the National Security Council regarding the unfolding missile attacks on Israel in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA 13 April 2024. | Adam Schultz - White House via CNP/picture alliance / Consolidated News

Middle East

Biden Sends U.S. Forces To Protect Israel's Borders for the First Time Ever

Washington quietly funded Israeli-Iranian proxy wars for years. Now American men and women are directly involved.

Matthew Petti | 4.14.2024 10:15 AM

President Joe Biden being briefed by his national security team | EyePress/Newscom

Middle East

Errors and Escalations

Plus: Trump vows a costlier trade war, Elon Musk's brain implant, and more...

Eric Boehm | 1.30.2024 9:30 AM

Migrants wading through water near a razor wire barrier | Bob Daemmrich/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Borders

Politics Created the Border Crisis

Plus: A listener asks if libertarians are too obsessed with economic growth.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman | 1.29.2024 5:00 PM

Three American soldiers killed on the Jordanian-Syrian border | Lex Villlena

Middle East

The Killing of 3 American Troops Was an Avoidable Tragedy

The U.S. base on the Jordanian-Syrian border has long been "strategic baggage."

Matthew Petti | 1.29.2024 12:30 PM

President Biden | Samuel Corum/UPI/Newscom

Middle East

Death in Jordan

Plus: Biden's border plan, RFK Jr., the Libertarian Party, and more.

Robby Soave | 1.29.2024 9:39 AM

Text over a black background, reading "Palestinian militants" with "militants" crossed out and replaced with terrorists. "Israeli officials" is crossed out and replaced with "the Israeli occupation." | Illustration: Lex Villena; France24

Middle East

How Middle East Outlets Reframe the News To Fit Their Narrative

Changing phrases to be for or against Israel is part of the job.

Matthew Petti | 8.15.2023 3:35 PM

Large image on homepages | Credit: Matthew Petti

Jordan

In Jordan, Labor Unions and Businesses Have Joined Forces to Fight an Unpopular Tax Bill

Tax increases aimed at balancing the government budget have squeezed the poor and middle class and sparked a wave of protests.

Matthew Petti | 6.7.2018 12:30 PM

Large image on homepages | Jamal Nasrallah/EPA/Newscom

Brickbats

Brickbat: Share This

Charles Oliver | 8.24.2016 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages | ISIS

ISIS

Jordan Vows "Relentless" War Against ISIS After Execution of Air Force Pilot—Time for the U.S. to Decide Its Role for Itself

Jordan's king vows revenge for the execution of an air force pilot by ISIS. The US has to decide its role in the conflict before it's decided for the U.S.

Ed Krayewski | 2.4.2015 4:38 PM

World

Jordan's Grassroots, Black-Market, DIY City

A dispatch from the Zaatari refugee camp

Jesse Walker | 7.10.2014 8:10 AM

World

Jordan Gets UN Security Council Seat Saudi Arabia Rejected

Saudi's rejection had previously been unheard of

Reason Staff | 12.6.2013 2:50 PM

World

Syrian Rebels Recruit from Refugee Camps

In Jordan, despite a ban

Reason Staff | 11.11.2013 4:40 PM

World

Syrian Refugee Camp Becoming a City

Zaatari, Jordan

Reason Staff | 11.1.2013 10:00 AM

World

Jordan Says No Attack on Syria From Its Soil, Wants Diplomatic Solution

Complications

Reason Staff | 8.28.2013 9:40 AM

Politics

Gen. Dempsey Says US Mission in Jordan Could Last Years

Depending on the situation in Syria

Reason Staff | 8.16.2013 10:12 AM

World

Jordan Denies CIA Are Training Rebels in Syria

Responding to article from The Los Angeles Times reporting CIA and U.S. special forces have been training rebels in Syria since November

Reason Staff | 6.22.2013 10:56 AM

Policy

Syrian Refugees Near Jordan Border Facing Dire Conditions

Food running low, some in need of medical attention

Reason Staff | 5.29.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Jordanians Protest Possible American Troop Deployment Near Syrian Border

Worried it could be just the beginning

Reason Staff | 4.26.2013 8:52 AM

Politics

Jordan Opens Airspace to Israeli Drones

Israel wants to keep an eye on what is going on in Syria

Reason Staff | 4.22.2013 10:44 AM

Politics

Pentagon Says US Forces in Jordan Are a Sign of Increased American Involvement in the Syrian Crisis

Move comes with $70 million price tag

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 8:36 AM

World

Jordan Opposes Syrian Intervention

As more U.S. troops arrive in the capital

Reason Staff | 4.18.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

US and Jordan to Finish Training Syrian Rebels Early

Those being trained could be used to form a buffer zone on Syria's southern border

Reason Staff | 4.3.2013 7:08 AM

World

Syrian Rebels Capture Town Near Jordan Border

Making gains in the south

Reason Staff | 3.29.2013 10:28 AM

Politics

British Court Rejects Home Secretary's Attempt to Deport Islamic Cleric

Abu Qatada will not be sent back to Jordan because there are concerns he could be tortured

Reason Staff | 3.27.2013 8:52 AM

Policy

Obama Promises Jordan $200 Million in Aid

To help manage Syrian refugees

Reason Staff | 3.22.2013 4:30 PM

Politics

King of Jordan Warns of Jihadist State Emerging in Syria

Says Assad's regime will not survive the conflict

Reason Staff | 3.20.2013 9:08 AM

World

Syria Fighting at Jordanian Border

17 civilians wounded

Reason Staff | 2.5.2013 9:40 AM

World

Jordan Worries About Fallout of Syrian Civil War

Islamist militants a major opposition group

Reason Staff | 2.1.2013 5:10 PM

World

Islamists Boycott Jordanian Elections

Turnout above 50 percent for elections to the general assembly in the monarchy

Reason Staff | 1.23.2013 5:10 PM

Politics

Jordanians Head to the Polls

Police out in force to securing polling booths

Reason Staff | 1.23.2013 9:00 AM

Politics

Rand Paul's Israel Trip: Walking the Line Between Noninterventionism and Zionism

Brian Doherty | 1.22.2013 11:55 PM

Politics

Syrian Refugees Number Over 500,000

Most are in Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey

Reason Staff | 12.11.2012 12:56 PM

World

Jordanian King Visits West Bank

2.6 million Palestinians live in Jordan

Reason Staff | 12.6.2012 7:35 AM

Politics

Protesters in Jordan Calling for King Abdullah to Step Down

Muslim Brotherhood had urged people onto the streets

Reason Staff | 11.16.2012 7:48 AM

World

Jordanian Soldier Killed By Militants Trying to Enter Syria

The Syrian civil war becomes an increasingly regional affair

Reason Staff | 10.22.2012 10:04 AM

World

King of Jordan Calls Early Elections

The Muslim Brotherhood, the larget opposition political organization in the country, is organizing demonstrations

Reason Staff | 10.5.2012 12:12 PM

Politics

Protesters Form Pro-Freedom Rally in Amman

Hundreds gathered despite King Abdullah's decision to dissolve parliament

Reason Staff | 10.5.2012 7:40 AM

Policy

Quarter of a Million Have Fled Syria

Most refugees are in Turkey and Jordan

Reason Staff | 9.11.2012 9:24 AM

Policy

Refugees Flee into Jordan

UN concerned more could be on their way

Reason Staff | 8.28.2012 9:48 AM

World

Syrian Refugees Concern for Jordan

The typically stable country could be affected by Syrian retaliation.

Reason Staff | 8.14.2012 10:12 AM

Politics

Jordanian Officials Confirm That They Are Hosting Syria's Prime Minister

Riyad Hijab fled Syria earlier this week with his family.

Reason Staff | 8.8.2012 8:20 AM

Politics

Egypt Update: How Long Can Either Side Hold Out?

Tim Cavanaugh | 2.1.2011 3:10 PM

Politics

Revolution on the Nile: Rebellious Cops, Lethal Aid, and Off Switch Envy

Jesse Walker | 1.28.2011 4:13 PM

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